Automatic valve mechanism for flushing closets.



' PATENTED DEC. s, 1903.

I V H. DIXON, JR. AUTOMATIC VALVE MEGHANISMIFOR FLUSHING GLOSBTS.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 5. 1903.

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PATENTED DEC. s, 1903.

v H. DIXON, JR- I AUTOMATIC VALVE MECHANISM FOR PLUSHING GLOSBTS.

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PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH DIXON, JR., or KEARNEY,- 'NEW JERSEY.

AUTOMAT l-C VALV E MECHANISM FOR FLUSHING CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 746,471, dated December8, 1903.

Application filed August 5, 1903.

To all whom it m/aLy concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH DIXON, Jr., a citizen of the United States,residing at Kearney, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic ValveMechanism for Flu shing Closets; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements inautomatically-operated valves for water-flushing apparatus and comprisesmeans whereby as a handle is actuated a spring-actuated valve may beopened for the purpose of allowing water to flow through thevalve-chamber for flushing purposes and. in the provision of anautomatic catch for holding the valve open.

The invention comprises, further, a motorwheel which is rotated by theimpact of the water against the same, whereby the catch holding thevalve open may betripped through suitable geared mechanism, allowing thevalve to close and the water out off.

The invention consists, further, in various details of construction,combinations, and arrangements of parts,which willbe hereinafter fullydescribed and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a front elevation of my improved automatically-operatedvalve apparatus. Fig. 2 is a side View. Fig. 3 is a sectional viewthrough the valve. Fig. 4 is an elevation showing the motor-wheel, andFig. 5 is a crosssectional view through the motorwheel.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings byletter, Adesignates a valvechamber in which avalve B of ordinary construction isseated upon an apertured partition Within said'chamber, and a stem Brises from said valve and is notched, as at B for the purpose of thereception of a springactuated catch 0, which catch is shown as Serialno. 168.328. (No inodel.)

angular at one end and pivoted at O to the shell of the casing A.Aspring D is secured at one end to the lower end of said catch 0,

and its other end is fastened at D to a fixed point and is provided forthe purpose of norposite said angled end. A spring F is interposedbetween said valve and the cap of the casing and serves to normally holdthe valve seated.

Mounted upon a standard H is a lever K, one end of which is pivoted tothe stem B, as at K, while the other end is connected to a chain L,having ahandle L on the end thereof, whereby as the chain is pulled downthe stem of the piston will be raised and also the valve from its seat,allowing water to pass through the valve-chamber A into the pipe M. Asthe stem is raised sufficiently the angled end of the catch will engagethe notch B and hold the valve off its seat. The pipe M leads into aboxing Q, in which is journaled a shaft R, carrying a turbine-motor S,and a pinionwheel T is mounted upon said shaft R and meshes with apinion-wheel T, journaled in the standard W. Mounted upon the gearwheelT is a lug J, which is adapted to contact with the lower end of thecatch at each revolution of said wheel T for the purpose of trippingsaid catch and throwing it out of engagement with the notch in thevalve-sten1.

In operation when it is desired to use the water for flushing purposesthe. operator pulls down on a handle L, which causes the valve to risefrom its seat and the water will pass freely through the valve-chamberA, thence through the pipe leading therefrom. As the stem B is raised,so thai the notch 13 therein comes opposite the angled end of the catch0, the latter will engage said 110i oh and hold the stem suspended. Asthe water rushes through the pipe M and the box Q the impact of saidwater against the wings of the motor S will cause the latter to rotateand also the gear-wheels which are in train with the pinion-wheel uponthe shaft B. As the gearwheel T makes a complete revolution a lugcarried thereby will strike against the lower end of the catch 0 andcause the upper end thereon to be disengaged from the notch in the stem,and the spring F will throw the valve to its seat, thus shutting off thesupply of Water.

From the foregoing it will be observed by the provision of anautomatically-operated valve mechanism as described all floats aredispensed with and a positive means provided for the closing of thevalve and shutting off of the water through geared mechanism actuated bythe motor-wheel.

While I have shown a particular construction of apparatus in theillustrated features of my invention, it will be understood that I maymake alterations in the construction, if desired without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An automatically-operated valve mechanism for flushing apparatuscomprising a valve-chamber, with spring-pressed valve therein, a notchedstem to said valve, a standard rising above the valve-chamber, a leverfitted upon said standard and connected to said valve, an angled leverpivoted to one side of the valve-chamber and having an angled endadapted to engage said notch to hold 1 the valve unseated, a springsecured at one a geared mechanism driven by said motor and designed tothrow the angled end of said angled lever out of engagement with thenotch in the valve-stem, as 'set forth.

2. An automatically-operated Valve mechanism for flushing apparatuscomprising a motor compartment, a valve chamber mounted thereon, a motorin said chamber, a deflecting-plate disposed at an angle and having arecessed edge mounted within said chamber and above the moto r-wheel, aspringpressedvalve in said valve-chambe13anotched stem secured to saidvalve, a spring-pressed angled lever adapted to engage the notch in saidstem and hold the valve unseated, and geared mechanism actuated by themotor for throwing said lever out of engagement with the notch in saidvalve-stem, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HUGH DIXON, JR.

Witnesses:

HUGH DIXON,

THOMAS WINDLE.

